Don’t get to close it’s dark inside.
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Gerard’s POV
I was happy sat in the sitting room drawing when Don came in and sat next to me.
“So me and Finn along with Frank and Arya think because the two of them have pets then you should have a pet as well.” Don said and I frowned at him.
“But this pet is better than some rats and rabbit.” Don said and I was still really confused on what Don was on about.
Finn came into the room with a dog.
“This is Mac.” Finn said as she sat next to me with the dog and a smile at the dog.
“So we thought because you have really bad nightmares and because yo get so anxious while you are out, we thought you would like to have Mac to help you and to calm you down when you have a nightmare and he is amazing at cuddles so if you want to have a cuddle but you do t want us then Mac will be there. He also will listen to you when you want to talk about anything.” Finn said and I couldn’t help but smile as Mac came over and pretty much sat as close as he could to me.
“If you want, we can go out and buy some stuff for Mac.” Finn said and I looked at her and nodded which made Finn smile and I looked at Mac with a smile.
I had Mac with me as we walked round the pet shop and I was feeling really uncomfortable about this and I felt Mac nudging my hand with his head which made me look at him and I made a fuss of him and I calmed down a little bit.
I found a new collar and a lead I liked for Mac and we was stood by the dog beds.
“Which one do you like Gee?” Finn asked and I pointed to the most comfiest looking bed and Finn chuckled as she picked it up for me.
“Can I touch you dog?” A small child asked and I looked at Finn for help.
“Sorry sweetie you can’t, he’s working at the moment.” Finn said and the child smiled and accepted this and went back to looking at the other pets.
“Right I have dog food.” Don said which made me jump and look at Don.
“Want to get some toys for him?” Finn asked and I nodded and we headed to where the toys was and Mac seemed to of like this section.
I picked a toy up and showed it to Mac which he liked and I decided to give him a break and we tried out loads of toys and I picked some toys which Mac would like.
I also chose of treats for Mac along with a box for them to go into.
After we paid for everything we went home where Frank and Arya was now home from school.
“I have a dog.” I said happily to Frank and he smiled as he chuckled and sat down so Mac could go over to him and Frank made a fuss of Mac.
“He’s beautiful Gee. What’s his name?” Frank asked as Mac went over to say hello to Arya which she loved.
“Mac.” I said and Frank looked at me with a smile.
Frank got up and went to the kitchen which made me frown as Frank always wanted to talk to me.
I got up and followed him into the kitchen.
“Are you mad at me?” I asked Frank as I looked down and messed with my hands.
“No I’m not mad at you Gee, it’s just been a hard day that’s all.” Frank said which made me nodded and I walked out the kitchen and went upstairs to my room and a few minutes later Mac was upstairs joining me.
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“No you are not talking to my boy, he isn’t ready to talk about those horrible things which have happened to him.” I heard Finn say loudly from downstairs which got Macs attention and he went out of my room and started to bark from the top of the stairs which made me walk out of the room to get him to quieten down.
I went downstairs and walked into the sitting room where both Don and Finn was stood with 2 other people I didn’t know which made Mac growl slightly and I patted him which stopped him growling and helped me try to stay calm.
“Gerard these are the detectives who are trying to get the bastards who hurt you and they are trying to get them locked away.” Finn said as she walked over to me and she made a fuss of Mac quickly.
“You need to start talking Gerard before anymore people get hurt.” The male detective said which made me look at him and then I looked at Don and then to Finn.
“Gerard normally doesn’t speak about what happened, if anything he draws what has happened to him and the people who had him.” Don said and I walked off and looked for a sketchbook and when I found it I gave it to the female detective.
“I believe every single one of the assholes are in the sketchbooks.” Don said as the detective looked through it and for me it felt like I was being violated all over again.
The female detective looked at me and smiled softly too me.
“Can we take your sketchbook?” She asked and I shook my head and got hold of the sketchbook and held it close to me.
“Can you just tell us one thing?” The male detective asked.
I sighed as I sat on the floor and looked through the pictures and got to daddy’s picture and I was going to hand it in but one of the voices from the scary men made me stop what I was going to do.
“T..T..They will find me and kill me if I ever told anyone.” I whispered and I stood up and walked out the room and went to my room with Mac hot on my heels and I sat on my mattress and Mac cuddled into my side as I made a fuss of him to help me calm down a little.
I was lead down with my back to the door and Mac was downstairs somewhere when someone walked into my room and sat on the bed and I felt them lean against me and I knew the only person who did this was Frank.
“You’re going to have to open up one day Gee. You don’t have to listen to their empty threats anymore.” Frank said softly and I moved so I could sit up and lean against the wall and Frank did the same.
“There not empty threats.” I whispered which made Frank frown at me.
“I remember being somewhere and there was a person was trying to rat them out but they found out who they was and they killed him in front of us.” I said quietly and I looked at Frank who had a slight frown on his face.
“They know everything Frankie.” I whispered as I looked down and I felt some tears roll down my cheeks and Frank pulling me to his side and he rested his head on top of mine.
“We will keep you safe okay. Nobody is ever going to hurt you again.” Frank said quietly as I felt him look up and nod to someone which made me pull away from him and I looked up and saw the female detective stood outside my room.
“Gerard you don’t have to be afraid anymore, we will protect you.” The female detective said softly and I shook my head.
“Like how you protected Robbie! No I won’t say nothing!” I shouted as I stood up and walked out my room and I went to the sitting room.
I was left alone for a while before someone came in the sitting room and sat next to me and I looked and saw Arya.
“Who was Robbie?” Arya asked and I shook my head not wanting to speak.
“You can tell me, I mean the detectives have gone and everyone has gone out so it just me and you.” Arya said.
I thought about it for a second and I sighed quietly.
“He was my friend, the police found him and when they was done with him they said they would protect him. They lied and bad guys found Robbie and brought him back to where I was and he begged for their forgiveness but they killed him in front of me and said to me if I told anyone anything then they would kill me too.” I said but at the end of it I was crying.
Arya moved and pulled me into her side and she kissed the top of my head.
“If anyone was to get you Gee, the. They would have to get past dad and Frank and even mum. Nobody will ever find you here.” Arya said and I nodded slightly.
Arya moved and she looked at me.
“The bastards need to pay for what they have done to you Gee. They are hurting others and destroying other families like yours.” Arya said and I looked down and I stood up and got my sketchbook and looked at Arya who smiled at me as she stood up and walked over to me and caught hold of my hand.
“You going to give them your sketchbook?” Arya asked and I nodded which made Arya smile and we went downstairs.
“Hey guys.” Arya said and everyone stopped and looked at us.
“Gee has something to give to the detectives.” Arya said and she gently pushed me forward and I stood in front of the female one since the male detective scared me.
“Don’t hurt daddy, daddy was good to me and treated me like I was his.” I said and the detective frowned at me.
“We won’t.” The detective said as she turned round and went to walk out and I felt like I was panicking about this.
“I done the wrong thing.” I whispered as someone walked over and caught hold of my hand which made me look and I saw Frank.
“No you didn’t Gee, you did the right thing.” Frank said quietly and I shook my head as I turned round and went to my room and I shut the door behind me so nobody, even Mac, could get in my room.
“Gee, come on buddy let me in. I have Mac here wanting to give you cuddles.” I heard Frank say from behind the door but I stayed quiet cuddled into a corner of my room crying and thinking what will happen to me now.
“Gee we’re all getting worried now.” Frank said and I started to cry harder as my door opened and I could feel Frank was looking for me and he heard me sniff and he walked over.
“Don’t cry Gee.” Frank whispered and he pulled me into his chest and hugged me.
I didn’t say anything I just stay quiet as Frank held me.
Mac came in and sat next to Frank and I started to make a fuss of him.
“You hungry?” Frank asked and I shook my head which made Frank sigh quietly.
“Well I will go and bring you something Incase you are hungry.” Frank said softly as he kissed the top of my head and he got up and walked out the room.
Once Frank was out the room, I look at Mac as more tears fell because I had to do what I was thinking off.
“I’m sorry Mac.” I whispered as I made a fuss of him and hugged him as I stood up and quietly walked out of my room and I went to the bathroom and did what I had to do.
